Finding the right arrangement for your living room furniture can be difficult. Large, open rooms can be especially daunting. However, if you avoid placing living room furniture against the walls and instead create groupings, the task becomes slightly easier. Create focal points, make natural divisions in a room and keep colors harmonious, and you will find an arrangement that works. Does this Spark an idea?
Focal Point
Make a furniture piece in each area of a room a focus. In some living room settings this would be an entertainment center, a piano or some other large, important piece of furniture. This is the anchor for the room and you want to position your sofa opposite your focal point, leaving enough room for traffic to go behind and in front of it. Place rugs in front of your sofa, leaving some space in front of your focal furniture piece. Position other seating, such as armchairs, on either side of the sofa to form a U shape. Position smaller furniture in the spaces that look empty.
Natural Divisions
Create divisions in large rooms. These divisions can be made through furniture placement or by using something like a folding screen to separate the living and dining areas. For instance, face sofas and armchairs away from dining areas. Use distance to make natural divisions. Place living room furniture at least 3 feet from the dining area. This will allow for comfortable sitting and leave room for walking. Create paths to and from sitting and dining areas.
Harmony
Keep the dcor harmonious by balancing large items against small ones. Make accessories complement each other in both color and style. Keep color balanced in a room and remember that dark colors make a room look smaller and can be a focal point. When dark colors are used against light ones, the darker colors tend to stand out. This effect can work for or against the room. When you choose the colors and patterns for your living room, decide which colors stand out and how much of another color you need to tone heavier colors down.
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